Coin-receptacle for mail-boxes.



H. C. PILANT.

COIN RECEPTACLE FOR ,MAIL BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED mac. so, 1913.

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HENRY C. PILANT, OF OAK GROVE, MISSOURI.

COIN-RECEIPTACLE FOR MAIL-BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A101. 2'3, 11915.

Application filed December 30, 1913. Serial No. 809,519.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, HENRY C. PILANT, citizen of the United States, residing at Oak Grove, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Receptacles for Mail-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin receptacles.

The primary object of the'invention is'to provide a device for the purpose set forth, which may be supported within a mail box or other common form of rural free delivery box, the receptacle being adapted to contain coin intended for the postman, and being capable of easy coin therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle which, when in nor mal position, will'eifectually hold the coin therein, and which may be tilted to discharge the coin therefrom.

A furtherobjeet of the invention is to provide a coin receptacle adapted for attachment within mail boxes as now manufactured, the device being particularly adapted for use in connection with the type of inail box used inrural free delivery service, without structural change to such boxes. And a still further object of this invention is 'to generally improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of the above described character.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, wherein: 7

Figure l is a perspective View showing my improved coin receptacle attached to the end wall of a mail box, the box being broken awayj Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the coin receptacle 1n operatlve relatlon tothe mail box, the box beingshown in section- Fig. 3 is a plan view of theblanln from which the coin receptacle is formed. Fig. 4L- is a detail perspective View of one of the supporting cleats secured to the side walls of the receptacle. 7 7 Corresponding and like'parts are referred to in the following descriptionand indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

. My improved coin receptacle includes a body portion 10 having integrally formed thereon an outwardly flared upper extremity operation to discharge the.

flap 14c to assume a the outer faceof the end flap 11, constituting a mouth, the forward edges of the body portion being outwardly curved, as shown. Preferably, the receptacle is formed from a blank of suitable sheet metal and includes side Walls 12, intermediate of which is defined a bottom wall 13, which extends at one extremity to form a portion of the back wall 14. I

From the side edges of the bottom wall13, the front edgesof the side wall 12 are cut away, throughout the greater portion .of. their length, along inwardly extending curved lines to form reduced extremities 15 and'16 at the outer ends of said walls. The reduced extremity 15 is continued at its forward edge to form a relatively wide angularly disposed flap 17, a similarly disposed flap 18 being formed'on the reduced extremity 16. The combined width of said flaps 17 and 18 is slightly greater than the width of the bottom wall 13. The rear edges of the side walls 12, coextensive with the reduced extremities 15 and 16, are undercut, and one of said walls is formed with a continuous rearwardly disposed flap 19. The rear edge of the opposite wall is formed with a similar fiap 20 for a portion of its length, the reduced extremity 16 adjacent said flap being continued to form a relatively wide angularly disposed flap 21, having formed on its inner edge a reduced extremity 22. In folding the blank thus formed, the side walls 12 are bent along straight lines continuing from the side edges of the end position at right angles to the bottom wall 13. The reduced extremities 15 and 16 ofsaid side walls 12 are then flared outwardly, the side walls being a flaps 19 and 20 are then bent to lie against 7 I 14, the flap 21 being bent inwardly toform a continuation of said end flap, to which it is secured by the reduced extremity 22, it being understood, of course, that the upper extremity of the flap 19 will lie against the outer face of the flap 21. Thus folded, the overlapping edges of the blank may be secured in any suitable manner, as by riveting. Secured to the sides of the body portion 10 of the receptacle and forwardly of the center thereof longitudinally, are vertically disposed cleats 23. The

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' provided in one of the'bracket arms 26,said

extremity of the tilting lever 28, the remainsaid cleats are preferably riveted in position and have formed thereon, adjacent'their up- 7 per extremities outstanding pintle lugs 24.

, PiVOtally Supporting the receptacle is a U-shaped bracket-25, the'armsQS of which embrace the lower portion of the body por-' tion 10 of the receptacle and are longitudi- -nally bowed adjacent their upper extremities to extend adjacent the side walls 11 and parallel thereto, said arms being provided with apertures adjacent their upper extremities'adapt'ed to receive the pintle lugs 24:.

"Riveted or otherwise secured to the outer Y 29 to beheld upwardly,the receptacle being limited in its tilting movement by the trans-' versely extendingporti'on 32 of the bracket which engages against the bottom wall 7:25 i V ofthe receptacle. V

A's illustrated, my improved coin'receptacle is designed to-be secured to the inner facelof onewallof. a mail box, convention- I ally shown at 33, th'ebox forming a housing for the device. Suitable apertures may be apertures being designed to receive bolts 34 which extend through the adjacent side V j; wall of the'box.

In'thepractical use of my invention, the coin isfplaced'w'ithinthe receptacle, where it willbej-held pending removal, thecoin collecting in the rear portion thereof. To

. elfectthe discharge ofithecoin from the receptacle'the thumb may beplaced upon the ing fingers of the hand'being held under the a coin discharge chute being formed by the adjacent discharge opening .29, when a downward pressure upon the tilting lever will effect the ejection of the coin. It may be noted at this 'point. that in forming my improved coin receptacle as above described, the body portion 10' thereof provides a coin receiving pocket, the upper extremities 11 of the wallsforming a coin receiving chute,

wings at the forward extremity of'the coin receiving pocket. It may be further noted that the bracket 251being resilient, the arms 26 thereof may be sprung outward to disengage the 1ugs'2t carried by the coin receptacle when the receptacle may be removed from the bracket, this construction being found convenient when attaching the device to a; mail box. Furthermore,saidresilient "arms will firmly engage the lugs 24, in the operative supported position of the coin receptacle and'thereby prevent its accidental displacement. 'It will, therefore, be seen thatl provide a very simple and convenient device, for the purpose set forth which may be easilyattached to a great variety of mail boxes, as now in general use, and which may be easily operated to effect the ejectment of the coin placed therein, thereby overcoming the difliculty at present experienced in the depositing and collection of coins under similar circumstances.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A blank of the character described, including a body portion bent at right angles along parallel lines to form bottom and side walls, the side walls being extended at their upper ends to form reduced extremities adapted to provide a flared mouth portion, the forward edges of said reduced portions being continued to form flaps adapted to be folded at right angles, the extremities of said flaps overlapping to form a forward end portion, the body portion of the blank being formed with a rearwardly extending end flap adapted to be folded at right angles to the bottom Wall, one of said reduced extremities being undercut along its rear edge, and such reduced extremity and adjacent side wall having a continuous fla) formed thereon, adapted to be bent at right angles, the rear edge of the opposite reduced extremity being formed with a relatively wide flap adapted to be bent at right an les to form a portion of the rear end wal, such relatively'wide flap. having a reduced extremity thereon adapted to bear against the end flap formed ad acent the bottom wall, and a relatively narrow flap formed on the rear edge of the side Wall adjacent the reduced extremity carrying the relatively wide flap, saidfir'st mentioned flap being adapted to be bent at right angles to lie against the end' flap formed adjacent the bottom wall.

2. A device of the character described including a support, a coin receptacle mounted for pivotal movement thereon, said receptacle being formed with a coin receiving pocket, a coin receiving chute opening into said pocket, said chute having converging walls and a coin discharging chute arranged at right angles to the coin receiving1 chute, and means for tilting the receptac e.

3. A device of the character described including an integral support having spaced arms joined by a connecting portion, a'coin receptacle mounted for pivotal movement upon the support between said arms, said receptacle having a mouth and a discharge opening and being normally counterbalanced upon the support, the connecting portion of the support being arranged to limit the oscillatory movement of the receptacle, and means for tilting said receptacle.

4. A device of the character described including a support having spaced resilient arms having apertures formed therein adjacent their outerextremities, a coin recepma am. at

tacle mounted for pivotal movement upon the support, said receptacle having a mouth and a discharge opening, cleats secured to the side Walls of the receptacle, intle lugs formed on said cleats and adapted to engage within the apertures formed in said arms, the upper extremities of said arms being adapted to be sprung apart to receive said pintle lugs.

5. A blank of the character described adapted when folded to forma coin receptacle having a coin receiving chute, the walls of said coin receivin chute being flared outwardly and upward y spaced from Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the of the coin receiving chute to the outer ex- 20 tremity of the coin discharge chute.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature 1n presence 0' two witnesses.

HENRY o. PILANT. L 8.

Witnesses:

FLORA H. PILANT, H. E. WARREN.

"Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

